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English monarchs

Yes, the defaultsortkeys were of the format "England, James I of" which led to a category where there were many entries incorrectly under 'E'. Tim! (talk) 18:55, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Antony Bek

Hi, I noticed that you did some extensive work on Antony Bek early last year, and then abandoned it. Was there any special reason for this? It seems to be pretty close to GA status; I'd be happy to review it if you finish it. Lampman (talk) 19:40, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

It's because I've got Fraser's History of Anthony Bek sitting on my shelf awaiting time to digest it. Also a new article on his family was just published in Medieval Propospography which I also need time to digest. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:47, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Fertilisation of Orchids

Having gone over the sources considerably on Fertilisation of Orchids, I'll be most grateful if you can do a source check, as discussed in the restarted FAC at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Fertilisation of Orchids/archive1. Thanks for your help with this, dave souza, talk 23:14, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Notice that you've commented, as stated there have been some additional sources added, with care being taken to check them out. If you can run another source check that'd be great. . dave souza, talk 23:20, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Quick question

I saw the Lipizzaner stallions perform today, but that's not what I want to ask you about. :) I'm preparing to take Yukon Quest to FAC and was wondering if you might have the time for a source check before I do. It's failed twice before, so I'm taking extra care to make sure the third time is the charm. Thanks! JKBrooks85 (talk) 10:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Link? Ealdgyth - Talk 14:48, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Doh! I meant Yukon Quest. Sorry about that. JKBrooks85 (talk) 23:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Penda of Mercia

The above article is about a 7th-century Mercian (surprisingly!) king. I noticed that it's up for a FA review and thought that you might be able to help. Medieval bishops and saints may be more your thing, but I thought it was worth asking. Thanks, Nev1 (talk) 18:47, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

The person to ask is Mike Christie. Awadewit (talk) 18:49, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Were your concerns on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Georgia Institute of Technology/archive1 sufficiently addressed? Thanks for your help :) —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 08:36, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Sources: reliable or not, that is the question...

Hi Ealdgyth. I saw the notice on your userpage indicating that you're off doing article stuff these days, but I was wondering if I could pester you for a favour. I recently listed List of brain tumor patients at WP:FLRC as about 15% of the citations were dead or produced remote server errors. I also had a dip into the active sources and found what I felt were number of non-WP:RS's. I know you're busy, busy, busy, but if you do find yourself yearning to get back to your marvelous analysis of sources' reliability, I'd be very grateful. The FLRC for any comments you may wish to make can be found here. All the best, I hope all is well with you. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:56, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

WP:ANI - courtesy notice

Your name has been mentioned in a report at WP:ANI. --Philcha (talk) 16:58, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Bassett

Ealdgyth, did you get a pdf of the Bassett? If so, could you forward it? Thanks! Mike Christie (talk) 10:14, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

I have not yet gotten one. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Frank Barlow (historian)

In case you hadn't seen, your old standby died aged 98 in June, although the Times has only published his obituary today (well behind Charles Matthews). Johnbod (talk) 10:58, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Wow. I remember meeting him and arguing with him (as a lowly undergrad no less) about his bio of Rufus back in the early 90s. At that time, i figured he was ancient... now I know better. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:05, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

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FA for Otto Julius Zobel

You made some comments at the FAC for Otto Julius Zobel which was not promoted. Although your specific comments were addressed, you did not return to either support or oppose the article. Can I ask what changes would induce you to support this article at a FAC, if indeed you would? SpinningSpark 17:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Archbishop Lang

You seem to be away at present, but when you have a moment you might like to look at this. In May, when I said I was going to do it, you wrote, "Why did you decide to work on an archbishop?? Did he eat ponies in the arctic too???" Disappointingly, it seems he didn't, but as you're the archbishops expert (albeit extremely ancient ones), any comment you can make would be much appreciated. Brianboulton (talk) 08:54, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Checking sources

Once again, thank you so much for your awesome work at FAC. I am seeing a trend in better awareness about sources, which is good, because it means you won't be the only one even looking at sources in a lot of these candidates. The Pokemon FAC is firmly in hand, I think—it is my and another editor's attention to sources that resulted in those tags. --Andy Walsh (talk) 19:16, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

No Line on the Horizon FAC comments

Hello there, thanks for the question you raised on sourcing on the No Line on the Horizon FAC. I believe I've answered your query regarding the reliability of those five references. I'd appreciate it if you could talk a look at my response and see if I've addressed the issue thoroughly enough. Since your talk page asks for the link, here it is. Cheers (and thanks!), MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 02:22, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello again; I think I've clarified the reliability of the remaining sources now. In the case of U2Gigs, one of the owners and operators has clarified how they collect their information at my request. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 18:44, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to bug you, but I'd appreciate if you could see if your concerns have been addressed. I'd hate for the nomination to fail because I wasn't proactive enough in contacting those who had concerns. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 19:04, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikivoices FAC review

I wanted to invite you in particular to our recording, since you check every FAC, my dear Ealdgyth. :) If you can come, please sign up here. Thanks. Awadewit (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite, but I don't do Skype. Hell, I don't even have my own cell phone! Ealdgyth - Talk 21:04, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, just wanted your source expertise! ;) Awadewit (talk) 21:11, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

McDonald's Cycle Center FAC

I have replied to your concerns.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:55, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Happy Epikleros anniversary

Lots and lots of reliable sources. Which are the best?

Hi Ealdgyth, I believe it's been just over a year since I peer-reviewed Epikleros, and promised to improve it! To celebrate I have uploaded the latest version of my sourcing diagram. Work is, as always, ongoing behind the scenes. Dr pda (talk) 02:30, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Hi Ealdgyth,
I made a reply to your comment on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie/archive2.
Thanx!
ATC ^{. Talk} 02:32, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Chicado V

Okay I've had a read through the article from a non-horsey point of view. I'll post my comments on the article talk page, not to clutter things up here. Xandar 02:49, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

thanks very much, very useful. I'll attend to them in the morning, it's approaching my bedtime here in the States. Again, thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 03:08, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Featured Article Nomination German Unification

I've renominated the Unification of Germany article. It seemed a shame that all your work and that of the other readers would be lost, so will notify those who did take the time to read it. I've also included a section on the rationale about the bibliography and footnoting format (your primary concern) in the talk page. I think we're reasonably good on it. I'd appreciate your support. Auntieruth55 (talk) 14:44, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Probably noticed already, but there's something else ...

You've probably already noticed that I switched your {{convert}} template for {{hands}}, which I think gives a nicer result.

I'll be calling on you shortly to give your opinion on this article, one that I've been working on recently. I've still got some work to do on it before GAN, but I ought to warn you before you take a look that that the story is quite distressing. --Malleus Fatuorum 01:09, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Read about that recently. It's messed up. Along with these people. --Moni3 (talk) 01:27, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

It's very hard to understand, and don't forget Harold Shipman. Brady's getting to be an old man now, and has been trying to die for the last 10 years at least. --Malleus Fatuorum 01:34, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Good job on St Wilfrids Pic

Thanks -- Wilfridselsey (talk) 07:34, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

If you get the chance...

...can you have a look over Postman's Park? Ideally I'd like someone with no connection at all to London to have a look through it, to see if there are any obvious-to-me-but-not-to-everyone-else-isms that have slipped through. You'll like it; it's got bishops and Anglo-Saxons. And it may be the only article to combine the phrases "starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law", "the heaps of rotting corpses caused great public concern" and "hand-painted and glazed ceramic tiles". – iridescent 23:50, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Eil.com

In your opinion, is this a reliable source?  GARDEN  18:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Link? Really makes my life easier... Ealdgyth - Talk 18:56, 19 August 2009 (UTC)